Main Entry: dame
Pronunciation: dm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English dame "a woman of rank or authority, lady," from early French dame (same meaning), from Latin domina "mistress, lady," feminine form of dominus "master, owner" --related to DAMSEL, DOMINATE, 2DON, MADAM, MADONNA, PRIMA DONNA: a woman of rank, station, or authority: as aarchaic: the mistress of a household b: the wife or daughter of a lord c: a female member of an order of knighthood -- used as a title before a given name